Language:
English
Year of publication:
1986
Titel der Quelle:
Journal of Turkish Studies
Angaben zur Quelle:
10 (1986) 73-78
Keywords:
Süleyman
;
Blood accusation
;
Antisemitism
;
Eretz Israel History 1517-1917, Ottoman period
Abstract:
Blood libel accusations against Jews in the Ottoman Empire are thought to have occurred only in the 19th century, due to European influences. However, some earlier cases are known. Gives the text and translation of a firman (decree) issued in Istanbul in 1544 by Suleiman the Magnificent condemning an attempt to blackmail Jews on the basis of a false ritual murder accusation. The Jews were also accused of insulting Islam. The Sultan reaffirmed the Jews' protected status and ordered that such cases were not to be considered in the future. The incident took place in an unspecified locality in the Arab-speaking lands, and reflects the influence of local Christian traditions.
Note:
Reprinted in his collected articles "Studies on Ottoman Palestine" (2011) ch. XVI.
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